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The Cribs announce Selling A Vibe, their first new album in five years

The Cribs have returned with the announcement of their first new album in over five years. Selling A Vibe will be released on 9 January 2026.

Most bands start off in school or university but The Cribs made their debut at an even younger age. That’s probably made somewhat easier by the fact that the trio are all brothers. Twins Ryan (vocals, guitar) and Gary (bass, vocals) were nine and younger brother Ross (drums) was five when they made their debut at a Jarman family party.

The band formed officially in 2001 and it wasn’t long before they landed a support slot with one of their idols, Bobby Conn. Conn liked what he heard and invited the band to Chicago to record at his studio. Some of those sessions made their way onto The Cribs’ 2004 self-titled debut.

Before their debut had even landed in the US, the Jarmans had returned to the studio, this time with Orange Juice’s Edwyn Collins producing. In 2005, their debut came out in America, followed later that year by their second album The New Fellas. Extensive touring and numerous festival appearances followed.

Another new record followed with another high-profile producer, this time Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand. Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever was released in 2007 and soon after, the band crossed paths with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr. Marr became a regular guest on stage during the band’s stint on the NME awards tour and became the first official, non-Jarman member of the band in 2008.

The band moved even further away from their lo-fi roots with their fourth album, Ignore The Ignorant, produced by seminal post-punk producer Nick Launay (The Birthday Party, PiL, Gang Of Four) and bearing the hallmarks of Marr’s distinctive playing.

Marr left the group in 2011 to concentrate on his solo career and The Cribs headed back to America to record their fifth album with in-demand producer Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, Sparklehorse, Interpol, Spoon). In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull arrived in 2012 and marked a shift back towards the raw sound of the pre-Marr days.

The band’s roster of big-name producers increased once more with their sixth album For All My Sister, recorded with The Cars’ Ric Ocasek behind the controls. The record’s notable pop sheen was in stark contrast to their seventh album, 2017’s 24/7 Rock Star S***, which veered off down a decidedly more punk rock route, recorded in just five days with producer Steve Albini.

In August 2020, the band announced that their eight album Night Network was set for November of that year. The Cribs also announced a 2021 UK tour to support the album.

In August 2025, The Cribs announced their new album, Selling A Vibe, will be released in early 2026.

Setlists

    1. 1.Hey Scenesters!
    2. 2.I'm a Realist (Ryan referenced their recent venue arrival with humour about “the cartoon band exiting a clown car”.)
    3. 3.Running Into You (Gary noted the early gig start, comparing to a teatime broadcast of television show “The Simpsons”.)
    4. 4.Screaming In Suburbia
    5. 5.Things You Should Be Knowing
    6. 6.Summer Seizures
    7. 7.Moving Pictures
    8. 8.Back to the Bolthole
    9. 9.Men's Needs
    10. 10.Mirror Kissers
    11. 11.Be Safe (The band thanked The Rapture for playing together across a thirteen date North American tour.)
    1. -Somewhere in My Heart (Aztec Camera cover)
    2. 1.Hey Scenesters!
    3. 2.I'm a Realist
    4. 3.Cheat on Me
    5. 4.Running Into You
    6. 5.Screaming In Suburbia
    7. 6.Summer Seizures
    8. 7.Moving Pictures
    9. 8.Back to the Bolthole
    10. 9.Men's Needs
    11. 10.Mirror Kissers
    12. 11.Be Safe
    1. -Tarzan Boy (Baltimora cover)
    2. 1.Glitters Like Gold
    3. 2.Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
    4. 3.Another Number
    5. 4.Cheat on Me
    6. 5.Running Into You
    7. 6.I'm a Realist
    8. 7.Give Good Time (The band dedicated this song to Steve Albini.)
    9. 8.Moving Pictures
    10. 9.Leather Jacket Love Song
    11. 10.To Jackson
    12. 11.Men's Needs
    13. 12.Be Safe
    14. 13.Hey Scenesters! (Not on the written setlist; audience choice instead of ‘You’re Gonna Lose Us’.)
    15. 14.Mirror Kissers (The band complimented fellow Live at Leeds In the Park act Courting, who played earlier on the bill.)
    16. 15.Pink Snow
    1. -Tarzan Boy (Baltimora cover)
    2. 1.Glitters Like Gold
    3. 2.Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
    4. 3.Hey Scenesters!
    5. 4.Running Into You
    6. 5.Cheat on Me
    7. 6.City of Bugs
    8. 7.I'm a Realist
    9. 8.Screaming In Suburbia (The band complimented fellow Rockaway Beach act The Vaselines, who played earlier on the bill.)
    10. 9.Things You Should Be Knowing
    11. 10.Direction
    12. 11.Moving Pictures
    13. 12.Anna
    14. 13.It Happened So Fast
    15. 14.In the Neon Night
    16. 15.Be Safe
    17. 16.Men's Needs
    18. 17.Mirror Kissers
    19. 18.Pink Snow
    1. -Tarzan Boy (Baltimora cover)
    2. 1.Glitters Like Gold
    3. 2.Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?
    4. 3.Hey Scenesters!
    5. 4.Running Into You
    6. 5.Another Number
    7. 6.Cheat on Me
    8. 7.City of Bugs
    9. 8.I'm a Realist
    10. 9.Screaming In Suburbia (The band noted visiting the ‘Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own’ Sotheby’s auction before the gig.)
    11. 10.Things You Should Be Knowing
    12. 11.Direction
    13. 12.Moving Pictures
    14. 13.Anna
    15. 14.In the Neon Night (Live debut and the band dedicated this song to Amy Winehouse, a friend and supporter of The Cribs.)
    16. 15.It Happened So Fast
    17. 16.Be Safe
    18. 17.Men's Needs
    19. 18.Mirror Kissers
    20. 19.Pink Snow

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